Raphael John-Lall

Republic Bank Limited says it remains open to any new opportunities offered in Suriname and other countries in the region.

Sports facilities currently under construction are part of the Government’s thrust to diversify the economy, Sports Minster Anil Roberts said yesterday.

The Government yesterday finalised a $1.8 billion loan agreement with China’s Exim Bank for construction of the Couva Children’s Hospital, as well as six sporting facilties acrosss the country.

T&T has a long way to go to before its industries become more competitive said Curtis Manchoon, chairman, University Trinidad and Tobago (UTT).

Officials of the first laboratory in T&T to offer in-house DNA analyses and diagnostics say they have the technology to help in the country’s battle against crime.

The banks in T&T adhere to the international standards set by Visa and MasterCard, said Warren Sookdar, chief information officer, First Citizens bank.

Martin Daly, SC, attorney for former CL Financial executive Andre Monteil, has argued that his client has always abided by the rules of the commission of enquiry into Clico and the Hindu Credit Union.

The Trini-style wake for the late Hugo Rafael Chavez was a local way to send off the Venezuelan leader, said Burton Sankeralli, chairman of the Bolivarian Solidarity Movement of T&T.